CA2658321C - Retracting air cushioned landing system for air vehicles - Google Patents

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CA2658321C
CA2658321C CA2658321A CA2658321A CA2658321C CA 2658321 C CA2658321 C CA 2658321C CA 2658321 A CA2658321 A CA 2658321A CA 2658321 A CA2658321 A CA 2658321A CA 2658321 C CA2658321 C CA 2658321C
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John P. Morehead
Douglas H. Greiner
Renee Pasman
Robert R. Boyd
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60V—AIR-CUSHION VEHICLES
    • B60V3/00—Land vehicles, waterborne vessels, or aircraft, adapted or modified to travel on air cushions
    • B60V3/08—Aircraft, e.g. air-cushion alighting-gear therefor
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64B—LIGHTER-THAN AIR AIRCRAFT
    • B64B1/00—Lighter-than-air aircraft
    • B64B1/06—Rigid airships; Semi-rigid airships
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64B—LIGHTER-THAN AIR AIRCRAFT
    • B64B1/00—Lighter-than-air aircraft
    • B64B1/06—Rigid airships; Semi-rigid airships
    • B64B1/24—Arrangement of propulsion plant
    • B64B1/30—Arrangement of propellers
    • B64B1/32—Arrangement of propellers surrounding hull
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64B—LIGHTER-THAN AIR AIRCRAFT
    • B64B2201/00—Hybrid airships, i.e. airships where lift is generated aerodynamically and statically

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US12/168,393 US8016229B2 (en) 2008-07-07 2008-07-07 Retracting air cushioned landing system for air vehicles
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EP2143610A3 (en) 2011-06-22
AU2009201419A1 (en) 2010-01-21
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